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Cairns Post in Cairns, Queensland

04 Feb 1920

Page 7

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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Feb 04, 1920

Page

7

Christmas in France and War Wounds in 1917

A wartime diary recounts Christmas in France with rain and mud in trenches. Sentries keep warm, cards are played, and nurses in Red Cross wards share holly and parcels from Canada and Tasmania. Soldiers from across the Empire reflect on peace and home as Christmas 1917 nears.

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Manly la Belle France Red Cross France Medicine Hat Calgary Canada Tasmania Manchester Empire
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Silent navy shadows drift over distant shores

Fragmentary lines describe a silent navy near a distant coast, with references to a gate, shadow between sea and land, and a sense of urgency driving retreat. The text mentions westward movement and distant figures, creating a mood of unseen forces at sea.

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